IB Computer Science 1

Monday (9/27/10)

Warmup:

• Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey

Agenda:

• GvR Quiz today during 2nd half of class (Steps 1-13)
• Finish any GvR step demos
• Introduction to Python
• How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Chapter 1
  • Complete the HTTLACS: Chapter 1 Exercises
  • Submit via School Web Lockers (?)

Thursday (9/23/10)

Warmup:

• Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
• Create a world that looks like the on the board. It should have a single wall on the same line as Guido
• Using an if statement, check to see if the front is clear
  • If true, then drop a beeper on the ground
  • Move forward (this should also be under the if statement)
• Repeat the above if statement 8 times

Agenda:

• Review If conditionals
• Review Do looping
• Work on GvR Steps
• Introduction to While loops
• Random GvR 7-13 Demo Checkoffs
• Quiz next Monday (9/27/10)

Tuesday (9/21/10)

Warmup:

• Start Guido in the lower left hand corner
• Create a GvR program named gvr_warmup_9_20.gvr
• At the top of the code, define turnright
• Below turnright, define an instruction named stairs
  1. Move Guido one step forward
  2. Make Guido turn left once
  3. Move Guido one step forward
  4. Turn right
• In the main code, run stairs 5 times

Agenda:

• Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey
• Introduction to Conditionals
• Work on GvR Steps

Friday (9/17/10)

Warmup:

• Please update Mr. Bui on the GvR Step that you are on by filling out this survey

Agenda:

• GvR Steps #1-5 overview
• Complete GvR Steps #6-10
• GvR Steps 1-10 Checkoff & Quiz next week
• If you are done with 1-10...keep going!

Wednesday (9/15/10)

• Complete the Introduction to Unix/Linux
• When you are done, demo to Mr. Bui
• Introduction to GvRng (GvR)
  • Applications -> Programming -> GvRng
• GvR Lessons
• Work through Step 1 of GvR as a class
  • Proper GvR File Naming Rules

Monday (9/13/10)

Warmup:

• Using the power of the internets, what was the first commercial graphical user interface (GUI) developed for the personal computer?
• In what year was the first GUI introduced?
• In what year was the Unix operating system developed?

Agenda:

• What does programming mean?
  • Hint: Think in terms of "programming a robot"
• Introduction to Unix/Linux

Thursday (9/9/10)

• Finish going over syllabus

• What is computer science?

1. Pair up
2. Take out a sheet of paper
3. Put both of your names on the top right of the page
4. Complete the following:
   1. List 3 people/things/systems that use computers (e.g. air traffic control)
   2. For each of the above people/things/systems, write down the information that they use (e.g. flight information)
   3. List 3 things you have done in any science class
   4. Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"

• How do we solve problems?

1. Pair up again (with a different partner)
2. Take out a new sheet of paper and write your names on it
3. Problem: Mr. Bui is hungry. How would you solve that problem? Write out the steps.
4. Pause until Mr. Bui says to continue
5. One solution: Make him a PB&J sandwich. Write out the steps involved in making a PB&J sandwich.
6. How many steps are necessary in making a PB&J sandwich?
7. Turn in your steps

• Share sandwich stories

Tuesday (9/7/10)

• Introductions
• IB Computer Science I Syllabus
• Name cards
• Misc logistics
  • 20/10 no pass policy
  • Location of bathrooms
  • Sign in/out sheets
• Lab setup/config
  • Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui)
  • Your password is your student ID number
  • Go to System -> Preferences -> About Me -> Change Password
  • Acceptable-use policies apply in this lab!
• Student Surveys
  • Fill out and submit